During my Vancouver boot camp workouts, I’m always asking my clients to think about what motivates them, and focus on that in order to push themselves to do their very best and get the most out of the workout.
I want to tell you a little story about what motivates me. This is a story about Patricia.
Patricia is a woman that I met at the park a few weeks ago after I was finished running my morning boot camp workouts. She was doing her regular morning routine of running, and stopping at various points throughout the run to perform some resistance training exercises. At Coopers Park, where I run my boot camps, Patricia stopped and did a couple of sets of triceps dips and bodyweight rows.
I have seen Patricia exercise in the park for months, but up until a few weeks ago, I had never had the opportunity to talk to her and get to know her a little bit. But a few weeks ago she stopped and asked me about my boot camp program (she said she’s hoping to join my next program starting in January), and I ended up chatting with her for a few minutes about her exercise routine, and some other details about her health and fitness.
Rain or shine, warm or cold, Patricia is outside exercising first thing in the morning every Monday through Saturday. On Sunday she doesn’t do any morning exercise, and instead goes to church.
Patricia is in amazing shape and is a perfect example of what can be achieved with solid commitment to exercise and a healthy lifestyle. Without fail, she’s up at 7AM every morning to do her workout. She doesn’t require an expensive gym membership or a bulky home gym. She maintains peak fitness simply from doing a basic exercise routine that she follows consistently without fail.
What motivates me to exercise? Lots of things, but one thing in particular is Patricia, and other people like her. She exudes energy and vigor, and is a prime example of what motivates me to continue to exercise and stay fit and healthy.
Oh yeah, one other detail about Patricia that I haven’t mentioned: she’s 73 years old.
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